§40-12-23. Applications for refunds; additional license.

(a) Any person who by a mistake of fact or law has paid to the probate judge or the commissioner of licenses money that was not due from him for a license or an amount in excess of that required by law for the business or occupation to be carried on by such person under the license shall be entitled to have refunded the money incorrectly paid, less the issuance fee and commission retained by the judge of probate or the commissioner of licenses.

(b) Any petition for refund pursuant to subsection (a) shall be filed directly with the department within the time allowed for refunds in Chapter 2A of this title, and thereafter shall be administered as provided for other refunds in Chapter 2A of this title.

(c) In case of the issuance of a license for less than the amount due therefor, upon the payment of the additional amount due for such license an additional license may be issued, in such manner as to allow credit for the amount previously paid by the licensee, and there shall be endorsed on the face of such additional license the words "Additional To License No. _____."

(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §848; Acts 1943, No. 544, p. 533; Acts 1992, No. 92-186, p. 349, §23.)